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Summary. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, is group of neurological and developmental disorders. Autism affects communication, social functioning, learning, and behavior. According to the ...
It comes after figures show the number of patients waiting for an autism assessment in England is at its highest level since current recording began. Think tank calls for ‘radical rethink’ of ...
The Autism Café. Eileen Lamb, an autistic mother who also has a son on the autism spectrum, established The Autism Café as a way to provide practical advice for raising autistic children while ...
AAC benefits people who have cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, brain damage following a stroke or head injury, and more. AAC also helps non-verbal autistic individuals communicate with ...
Each classroom has up to 18 children. There are two “typical” children in the classroom for every one child with autism. The idea is to help the children with autism learn from the behavior of ...
5 min read. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states that all children in the U.S. have a right to a "free appropriate public education." For children with autism and children ...
eating breakfast. packing your backpack. getting on the school bus. Once the child is at school, they may have another visual schedule to follow. That schedule could include things like: saying ...
Problems understanding or using speech, gestures, facial expressions, or tone of voice. Talking in a sing-song, flat, or robotic voice. Trouble adapting to changes in routine. Some children with ...